Window sash securing construction



Sept. 26; 1933. J, A YBERG C 1,928,262

WINDOW SASH SECURING CONSTRUCTION Filed April 25, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 1FIG 4 JOHN ANYBERG Sept. 26, 1933. J. A. NYBERG WINDOW SASH SECURINGCONSTRUCTION Filed April 23, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 JOHN A.NYBERGPatented Sept. 26, 1933 UNITED] sT r s 1,928,262" I WINDOW SASH SECURINGconsume-non John A. Nyberg, Jamestown, N.-Y.

7 Application April 23, 1932. Serial No. 807,139

'1 Claims (01. 292-78) This invention relates to a window constructionandv an important object is to provide means whereby the sashes, screensor frames used may be mounted and held in place airtight without the useof ropes, pulleys, weights or similar accessories. I

Another object is to provide a construction which will overcome thepossibility of looseness or rattling of sashes in the window frame dueto expansion or contraction of the sashes or frame.

A further object is to provide a novel construction of securing meansadapted to be carried by the sashes and have displaceable means to coactwith guides in the frameso as to mount the sashes, and in combinationwith spring means furnishing the necessary friction for holding theparts at different adjustments.

Another object is to provide a novel latching means for securing thesashes in place, which is operable by a screw driver or other tool tomove the same to an inoperative position when a sash is to be removed. a

The more specific objects and advantages will become apparent from aconsideration of the description following taken in connection withaccompanying drawings, illustrating an operative embodiment. V

In said drawings:-

Figure l is a perspective view of a window con-- struction carrying outtheinvention, parts being broken away for clearness;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of one of the angleirons employed withthe holder devices;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of a holder device; V

Figure 4 is a side elevation of a holder device and associated angleiron;

Figure 5 is a rear view of a window holder;

Figure 6 is a perspective view, partlybroken away, of the lower sash; VI

Figure 7 is a fragmentary horizontal sectional view taken through thewindow frame and sashes and Figure 8 is an end view of a window framewith the sashes held at an angle for washing or removal from the inside.

Referringspecificallyto the drawings, 10designates a window frame, forexample, of the composite wood and metal type which has verticallyslidable double hung lower and upper window sashes 11 and 12 and a fulllength storm window sash 13, which latter may, if desired, bereplacedwith a screen window or the like. The lower window sash 11 has twooutwardly projecting portions or flanges on its vertical stiles as at 14and 16, which fit intoangular or correspondingly shaped pockets 15 onframe 10 asbest shown in Figure 7. The lower end of said sash 11 has anoutwardly projecting flange 1'1 fitted into an angular pocket 18 of thewindow frame stool 19 as shown at the right in Figure 1. The rear sideedges 20 and ,21 of sash 11 also fit intopockets 22 of frame 10. The toprail of this window sash 11 has a rear downward taper at 24 whichengages flush with the inclined front surface of the top window sash at25. Portion 24 at its ends is notched out at 26 and 27 to fit corners ofthe frame 10 at 28.

The top and back window or screen also have side projecting members asshown, which fit into the pockets of said frame 10 in the same manner asthe lower sash. In addition, the top sash 12 and back storm sash 13 haveupwardly projecting members 30 and 31 which engage pocketlike stops 32and 33in the under side of the top member 34 of frame 10.

'Because of the described construction of the sashes and frame, allnecessary edges or surfaces of the sashes have intimate engagement withthe window frame so that they may be held in, airtight relation againstthe frame to avoid drafts, rattling and thelike. by the use of thewindow holder constituting an'important feature of the invention. V

The novel window holder, one of which is preferably employed at eachside of a window sash, is best detailed in Figures 2 to 6. Such holderconsists of .a holder arm or lever 35 pivoted to one flangeof an angleplate 36 by a flat head machine screw 37 occupying a: countersunk hole38 in said plate 36" and then screwed to a flattened portion 39 of theholder.

Angle plate 36 has four countersunk holes 40 through which wood or metalscrews 41, as required, may be passed to fasten said plate 36 to thesash. An oblong boss 42 is cast on the inside of one angle or wing ofplate 36 with holes or recesses 43 therein for the insertionof one ormore coil springs 44 which also fit into opposite holes orrecesses 45provided in the holder lever or arm 35, which springs impart thenecessary tension required for various weights or window sashes; Alargeoblong hole 46 in the upper side of the other angle or flange ofangle plate 36-is provided for the purpose of allowing a latch member 47of the holder lever 35 to swing clear of said hole 46 when the latchmember 47 is turned up into the position shown in Figure 4. The windowholder or lock lever 35 has one or more flat steel springs 48 held in aclip 49 by two rivets 50 at the lower end while the upper ends of suchsprings are fixed between a doubled over strip 51 having an angleportion provided with anotch which straddles a pin 52 fixed to the latchmember to normally maintain the latch member in locked or projectedposition. An oval cap 53 extends from a sleeve 53' which is journaled onholder lever 35 and fixed tolatch member 47. Said cap has adiametricslot 54 'into which a loose or slidable pin 55 on strip 51 projects. A

screw-driver or othertool may be inserted in theslot 54, depressing pin55 and moving strip 51 and spring 48, outwardly to release pin "52,whereupon by making an upward turn of the screw-driver, cap 35 is turnedand latch member 4'7 is aligned with lever 35 3 and 4.

welded adjacent openings in the side stiles of the sash and the angleirons aresecured thereto, flush with the side and rear walls of thestiles by means of machine screws41'.

Also, preferably centrally, of each side or vertical stile of the'sashas in Figure 6, a hole'is provided in which a bushing, disk or the like57 is secured. ,Such bushings enable a screw-driver as suggested atStobe applied to the'slots 54 as previously described. V a a In the caseof the rear or full length sash or screen, preferably two of the holderdevices are employed at each vertical stile thereof.

It will be realized that through the use of the holder device of thepresent invention, when the latch members 4'7 are slightly pressed andturned into the slotsof the window frame, the spring or springs 44 havean expanding effect upon such latch members, causing them to cling to orfric tionally engage the inner walls 59 of such slots, causingtheprojecting portions of the sashes to maintain airtight connection withthe frame at all angular pockets or stops under all weather conditions,thus eliminating looseness or rattling of windows which occursespecially in ordinary constructions where the sashes are rope-hung. Thelocking devicemay be set for the proper holding tension of the sasheswith respect to the frame; so that the sashes may be raised and'low eredwith ease and by a few turns of thelatch members, may be removed orpulled forward at an angle for washing, especially the outside, as shownin Figure 8. I

As also shown in the latter figure, afine mesh wire cloth roll screen orthe like may be carried on top of frame 10, the screen passingthrough aslot 60' in the top frame member 34, its edge being slidable in groovesin' the sidesofthe frame; so that it may be raised or lowered at will toregulate or eliminate cold air draughts when the sashes are removed fromframe 10.

Obviously the sashes and their mouldings may beef wood, metal orcomposite and of anydesired design.

Various changes maybe resorted to provided they fall within thespirit'and scope of the invention.

'I'claim: p v v p 1. Aholder fora'win'dow sash or the like comprising alever, a latch member movably mounted as shown in Figures v 1 1 5 ing ahollow element rigid therewith pivoting the As shown in Figure 6, wherethe frame of the sash is of metal, angle irons or brackets 56 am thereonto engage and disengage a window frame, and spring means urging movementof the lever and the latch member in a direction transverse to the saidmovement of the latch member so that the sash and latch member mayjointly frictionally grip a portion of a window frame to hold the windowsash immovable in a window frame.

I, 2. Aholder for a window sash or the like comprising a lever, a"window frame-engaging latch member pivotally connected thereto, springmeans on the lever, and a pin-and-notch connection between the latchmember and spring means to normally maintain the latch memberoperatively disposed at'an angle to the lever.

3. A holder for a window sash or the like comprising-a mounting member,a latch member havsame on the mounting member, a pin on the latchmember, spring means having a notch engaging said pin and normallyholding the latch member in operative position, said element having aslot, a pin on said spring means extending through the hollow elementand into the slot beyond the base of the latter, whereby a tool disposedin the slot may engage the second mentioned pin and displace the springmeans out of engagement with the first mentioned pin and thereupon beoperated to turn said element and said latch member.

4. A holder for a-window sash or the like cornprising a lever, a latchmember pivoted to the lever on an axis substantially at a right angle tothe axis of the lever, means normally holding the latch member in anoperative position extending at an angle from the lever, said meansbeing displaceable so that the latch member may be substantially alignedwith the lever to enable at tachment or detachment of the sash or thelike to which the holder is attached.

5. A holder for a window sash or the like according to claim 1, incombination with a bracket to which the lever is pivoted, and saidspring means being expansive and disposed between the .bracket andlever.

6. A holder for a window'sash or the like according to claim 1, incombination with a bracket having angularly disposed walls, meanspivoting the lever to one of said walls, the latter wall having anopening through which the latch member normally projects, the other wallhaving a seat,

and. said spring means being expansive and engaging said seat and saidlever.

7. In a window construction of the class wherein a sash is slidablymounted in a frame, stop means on the opposite sides of the frame, rigidH latch means on the sash bodily movable transversely of the sashengaging one face of each of the stop means and securing the sashagainst the opposite face of each stop means, and means urging-the latchmeans into engagement with the last mentioned face of each stop means sothat the stop means is gripped by the sash and latch means to draw andmaintain the sash tight against each stop means, the construction enlooabling the sash to be pulled in a'direction away JOHN A. NYBERG.

